Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health.The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around…
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See AllClyde “Peter” Hall, who played for the New York Giants in the early 1960s, was sentenced recently to five years in prison.Federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil sentenced Hall after he accepted a plea deal and admitted to an attempted sale of fentanyl-laced drugs in New York City. Prosecutors said Hall tried to sell the drugs to an informant working with the Drug Enforcement Administration.Hall, 85, also apologized for disappointing his family. “I am incredibly sorry to…
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View MoreProsecutors have asked a California court to block new DNA testing of disputed evidence in the 2002 murder of pregnant Modesto woman Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner – potentially setting up a road block at the heart of her husband and convicted killer Scott Peterson’s latest appeal.The Los…
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View MoreA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Searching for some evidence that the Founding Fathers would have supported “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for former President Donald Trump, his lawyers have turned to George Washington. Citing…
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View MoreInvesting.com– U.S. stock index futures rose sharply in evening deals on Thursday, with gains heavily biased towards technology stocks following stronger-than-expected earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet. While caution over U.S. inflation and interest rates remained in play, the positive earnings ramped up hopes that demand for artificial intelligence will keep supporting…
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View MoreFun fact, much like the zodiac signs, each day of the week is governed by a ruling planet. The day is thusly imbued with the energy of that luminary and if we’re savvy we can leverage it for our supreme benefit. The name of each day of the week is…